The skirt I made at Gemma's.

I crochet this skirt in week one of my Uk holiday. The buttons where taken from a Primark hair band. And the ribbon is decorative as well as also a way of holding the skirt Up/on.

How I made it?, by making a long panel(rectangle) thus the waist band. With enough gap to step in(hips always wider than waist) Then joined the edge to make the main part all in one piece. Round and round with the crochet.

I have not put in on the manniquin as I made it to fit me and she's an 8 so it would just fall off. Come winter i'll post a pic of me wearing my creation.

H is for Harry Potter

He’s a favorite of mine and or though it has to be said “film 5 really was a little bit of a disappointment” well for me, compared to how good the book was.

But on the other side(the knitting side) the wardrobe department did an amazing job, if you ask me it had the most knit wear to date of any of the “H,P”movies.
And of course that includes a huge amount of home made’s” Molly Weasely creations”(the poor ginger family, lots of kids and all in hand made jumpers with their initials on.)
I have heard that there has been a new knit book for Muggle’s (Harry potter inspired) That I shall be looking out for.

A lot of Gap styling in appearance, machine knits lots of strips but I even noticed a few home made knitted patch worked blankets the 60’s square multi coloured type.
Miss Umbridge has an array of pink knits, even a full length coat. Interesting to know who where the wardrobe makers/ designers for that movie.
As it did the knitters proud.

Gino dress

My Gino knit cafe dress is now complete, I posted it before my UK holiday but my edging and ends weren't actually finished.

I had to re arrange the buttons as the red where originally at the bottom of the row and when I put it on the body, they looked like the nipples!?

I think that this is probably the best garment that I have created free handily yet to date.

Week two UK holiday

This is the top that I made whilst on my travels in one week. Three balls of wool and a 5.5mm crochet hook. I used all the stitch's I knew, but in a combination of ways ups and downs and in circles. The colours are a little clownish, I impressed my self with the back detail.

Before and after my felting experience!

After?

Read in a mag about felting and thought the yarn I had used to make this bag was the same type.

Easy it said just whack in washing machine on a 60 cycle! Ha...... and this is what happened The dark green turned to gray! oops

Before

Always read the label carefully.

This week I have been mostly crocheting!

Shower puffs! what else possibly......

This week I have been mostly knitting?

Garden yarn! the wire sort.